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Chapter 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance But first… Bessbugs! (Bess beetles) Overview: Life’s Operating Instructions • In 1953, Watson and Crick introduced an elegant double-helical model for the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA • Hereditary information is encoded in DNA and reproduced in all cells of the body • This DNA program directs the development of biochemical, anatomical, physiological, and (to some extent) behavioral traits Nucleic acid 1869: Friedrich Miescher isolated DNA from pus! DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. Each nucleotide consists of a: 1. pentose sugar 2. nitrogenous base 3. phosphate group Sugar–phosphate backbone Nitrogenous bases 5 end Thymine (T) Adenine (A) Cytosine (C) Phosphate Guanine (G) Sugar (deoxyribose) DNA nucleotide 3 end Nitrogenous base What is the genetic material? • When genes were shown to be located on chromosomes, the 2 components of chromosomes- DNA and proteinbecame candidates for the genetic material – Protein seemed more complex than DNA • The key factor in determining the genetic material was choosing appropriate experimental organisms – The role of DNA in heredity was first discovered by studying bacteria and the viruses that infect them Evidence That DNA Can Transform Bacteria Discovery of genetic role of DNA began w/ research by Frederick Griffith in 1928, who worked with two strains of a bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae 1. pathogenic “S” (smooth) strain 2. harmless “R” (rough) strain When he mixed heat-killed remains of the pathogenic strain with living cells of the harmless strain, some living cells became pathogenic He called this phenomenon transformation, now defined as a change in genotype and phenotype due to assimilation of foreign DNA Evidence That Viral DNA Can Program Cells • In 1944, Oswald Avery, Maclyn McCarty, and Colin MacLeod announced that the transforming substance was DNA – Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment • More evidence for DNA as the genetic material came from studies of a virus that infects bacteria • Such viruses, called bacteriophages (or phages), are widely used in molecular genetics research In 1952, Hershey and Chase performed experiments showing that only one of the two components (DNA/ protein) of a phage T2 enters an E. coli cell during infection Phage Empty Radioactive protein shell protein Radioactivity (phage protein) in liquid Bacterial cell Batch 1: radioactive sulfur (35S) radioactive sulfur labels protein DNA Phage DNA Centrifuge shake loose Pellet (bacterial cells and contents) Radioactive phages that DNA remained outside the bacteria Batch 2: radioactive phosphorus (32P) radioactive phosphorus labels DNA Centrifuge Pellet Radioactivity (phage DNA) in pellet They concluded that the injected DNA of the phage provides the genetic information Building a Structural Model of DNA Clue #1 Erwin Chargaff A T Chargaff’s rules state that in any species there is an equal number of A and T bases, and an equal number of G and C bases G C In 1950, reported that DNA composition varies from one species to the next • This evidence of diversity made DNA a more credible candidate for the genetic material Building a Structural Model of DNA Clue #2 • Wilkins and Franklin were using a technique called X-ray crystallography to study molecular structure • Franklin produced a picture of the DNA molecule using this technique Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) The X-ray crystallographic images of DNA enabled Watson to deduce that: 1. DNA was helical 2. the width of the helix and the spacing of the nitrogenous bases – suggested that the DNA molecule was made up of two strands, forming a double helix • At first, Watson and Crick thought the bases paired like with like (A with A, and so on), but such pairings did not result in a uniform width • Instead, pairing a purine with a pyrimidine resulted in a uniform width consistent with the X-ray They determined: adenine (A) paired only with thymine (T) guanine (G) paired only with cytosine (C) 2 hydrogen bonds Sugar Adenine (A) Sugar Thymine (T) 3 hydrogen bonds Sugar Sugar Guanine (G) Cytosine (C) DNA Replication • Watson and Crick noted that the specific base pairing suggested a possible copying mechanism for genetic material • Since the two strands of DNA are complementary, each strand acts as a template for building a new strand in replication • In DNA replication, the parent molecule unwinds, and 2 new daughter strands are built based on base-pairing rules A T A T A A T A T A T C G C G C C G C G C G T A T A T A T A T A A T A T A T T A T A T G C G C G C C G C G C The parent molecule has two complementary strands of DNA. Each base is paired by hydrogen bonding with its specific partner, A with T and G with C. The first step in replication is separation of the two DNA strands. Each parental strand now serves as a template that determines the order of nucleotides along a new, complementary strand. The nucleotides are connected to form the sugar-phosphate backbones of the new strands. Each “daughter” DNA molecule consists of one parental strand of one new strand. April 23, 2012 • Updated syllabus • Homework Ch 16 so far • The history – Griffith (1928) – Avery-MacLeod-McCarty (1944) – Hershey and Chase (1952) – Francis and Crick (and Franklin) (1953) – Meselson and Stahl (1958) • DNA Replication • Chromosome molecular structure • Watson and Crick’s semiconservative model of replication predicts that when a double helix replicates, each daughter molecule will have one old strand (derived or “conserved” from the parent molecule) and one newly made strand • Competing models were the conservative model & the dispersive model Parent cell Conservative model. The two parental strands reassociate after acting as templates for new strands, thus restoring the parental double helix. Semiconservative model. The two strands of the parental molecule separate, and each functions as a template for synthesis of a new, complementary strand. Dispersive model. Each strand of both daughter molecules contains a mixture of old and newly synthesized DNA. First replication Second replication Meselson & StahlTo test the 3 models they labeled the nucleotides of the old strands with a heavy isotope of nitrogen, while any new nucleotides were labeled with a lighter isotope Bacteria cultured in medium containing 15N heavy (15N) Bacteria transferred to medium containing 14N light (14N) light (14N) DNA sample centrifuged after 20 min (after first replication) hybrid DNA sample centrifuged hybrid after 40 min (after second replication) First replication The first replication produced a band of hybrid DNA, eliminating the conservative model A second replication produced both light and hybrid DNA, eliminating the dispersive model and supporting the semiconservative model Conservative 14 model light ( N) heavy (15N) More dense Second replication light (14N) heavy (15N) Semiconservative model hybrid light (14N) Dispersive model mostly light (14N) hybrid Less dense hybrid DNA replication overview DNA Replication begins at special sites called origins of replication, A eukaryotic chromosome may have 100-1,000’s The two DNA strands are separated, opening up a replication “bubble” Origin of replication Parental (template) strand Daughter (new) strand Doublestranded DNA molecule Replication fork Replication bubble 0.5 µm Two daughter DNA molecules (a) Origins of replication in E. coli Origin of replication Double-stranded DNA molecule replication fork Parental (template) strand Daughter (new) strand consisting of 2 0.25 µm replication forks, Y-shaped regions where new DNA strands are elongating at each end Bubble Replication fork Two daughter DNA molecules (b) Origins of replication in eukaryotes • Helicaseuntwists the double helix and separates the template DNA strands at the replication fork • Single-strand binding proteinbinds to and stabilizes single-stranded DNA until it can be used as a template • Topoisomerasecorrects “overwinding” ahead of replication forks by breaking, swiveling, & rejoining DNA strands Single-strand binding proteins RNA primer (5-10 nucleotides) 3 Topoisomerase 5 Primase5 5 3 Helicase synthesizes the initial nucleotide strand, a short RNA primer 3 Elongating a New DNA Strand The rate of elongation is ~ 500 nucleotides/ sec in bacteria & 50 nucleotides/ sec in human cells New strand 5 end Template strand 3 end Each nucleotide that is added to a growing DNA strand is a nucleoside triphosphate 3 end enzymes that catalyze the elongation of new DNA at a replication fork Sugar Base Phosphate 5 end DNA polymerase 3 end Pyrophosphate 3 end Nucleoside triphosphate 5 end 5 end Antiparallel Elongation • The antiparallel structure of the double helix (two strands oriented in opposite directions) affects replication • DNA polymerases add nucleotides only to the free 3end of a growing strand; therefore, a new DNA strand can elongate only in the 5to 3direction Along one template strand of DNA, called the leading strand, Overview Origin of replication Leading strand Lagging strand 5 3 Primer 3 5 Lagging strand Leading strand Overall directions of replication Origin of replication DNA polymerase can synthesize a complementary strand continuously, moving toward the replication fork 3 5 RNA primer 5 “Sliding clamp” 3 5 Parental DNA DNA poll III 3 5 5 3 5 To elongate the other new strand, called the lagging strand, DNA polymerase must work in the direction away from the replication fork The lagging strand is synthesized as a series of segments called Okazaki fragments, which are joined together by DNA ligase Synthesis of the lagging strand 11 Primasejoins joinsRNA RNAnucleotides nucleotides Primase intoaaprimer. primer. into 33 Template Template Template strand strand strand 33 55 55 33 22 RNAprimer primer RNA DNApol polIII IIIadds addsDNA DNAnucleotides nucleotidesto tothe the DNA primer, forming an Okazaki fragment. primer, forming an Okazaki fragment. 55 33 55 33 Afterreaching reachingthe thenext next After RNAprimer primer(not (notshown), shown), RNA DNA pol polIII IIIfalls fallsoff. off. DNA Okazaki Okazaki Okazaki fragment fragment fragment 33 33 55 5 55 44 Afterthe thesecond secondfragment fragmentis is After primed,DNA DNApol polIII IIIadds addsDNA DNA primed, nucleotidesuntil untilititreaches reachesthe the nucleotides firstprimer primerand andfalls fallsoff. off. first 55 6 55 33 33 55 55 33 33 55 DNA pol pol11replaces replacesthe the DNA RNAwith withDNA, DNA,adding addingto to RNA the33end endof offragment fragment2. 2. the 7 DNA ligase forms a bond between the newest DNA and the adjacent DNA of fragment 1. 5 The lagging strand in this region is now complete. 3 5 3 Overall direction of replication Overalldirection directionof ofreplication replication Overall R E V I E W April 25, 2012 Self Description Announcements • Homework due tomorrow (Apr 26) • Old exams • Exam III to hand back at the end of class Overview Origin of replication Lagging strand Leading strand Leading strand Lagging strand Overall directions of replication Single-strand binding protein Helicase 5 Leading strand 3 DNA pol III 3 Parental DNA Primer 5 Primase 3 DNA pol III Lagging strand 5 4 DNA pol I 3 5 3 2 DNA ligase 1 3 5 The DNA Replication Machine • The proteins that participate in DNA replication form a large complex, a DNA replication “machine” – is probably stationary during the replication process • Recent studies support a model in which molecules “reel in” parental DNA and “extrude” newly made daughter DNA molecules DNA polymerase Proofreading & Repairing DNA nucleotide excision repair A thymine dimer distorts the DNA molecule. often caused by UV DNA polymerases proofread newly made DNA, replacing any incorrect nucleotides A nuclease enzyme cuts the damaged DNA strand at two points and the damaged section is removed. DNA can be damaged by: chemicals X-rays UV light toxic chemicals- cigarettes mismatch repair of DNA- Nuclease Repair synthesis by a DNA polymerase fills in the missing nucleotides. DNA polymerase repair enzymes correct errors in base pairing nucleotide excision repairenzymes cut out and replace damaged stretches of DNA DNA ligase DNA ligase seals the free end of the new DNA to the old DNA, making the strand complete. Replicating the Ends of DNA Molecules 5 Leading strand Lagging strand End of parental DNA strands 3 Last fragment Previous fragment RNA primer • • Limitations of DNA polymerase create problems for the linear DNA of eukaryotic chromosomes The usual replication machinery provides no way to complete the 5 ends, so repeated rounds of replication produce shorter DNA molecules with uneven ends Lagging strand 5 3 Primer removed but cannot be replaced with DNA because no 3 end available for DNA polymerase Removal of primers and replacement with DNA where a 3 end is available 5 3 Second round of replication 5 New leading strand 3 New leading strand 5 3 Further rounds of replication Shorter and shorter daughter molecules • Eukaryotic chromosomal DNA molecules have at their ends nucleotide sequences called telomeres • Telomeres do not prevent the shortening of DNA molecules, but they do postpone the erosion of genes near the ends of DNA molecules TTAGGG 100 - 1,000 x telomeres • If chromosomes of germ cells became shorter in every cell cycle, essential genes would eventually be missing from gametes they produce • An enzyme called telomerase catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres in germ cells • There is evidence of telomerase activity in cancer cells, which may allow cancer cells to persist • It has been proposed that the shortening of telomeres is connected to aging – The shortening of telomeres might protect cells from cancerous growth by limiting the number of cell divisions Chromosome structure • The bacterial chromosome is a double-stranded, circular DNA molecule associated with a small amount of protein • Eukaryotic chromosomes have linear DNA molecules associated with a large amount of protein • Chromatin is a complex of DNA and protein, and is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells • Histones are proteins that are responsible for the first level of DNA packing in chromatin Nucleosome (10 nm in diameter) DNA double helix (2 nm in diameter) H1 Histones DNA, the double helix Histones Histone tail Nucleosomes, or “beads on a string” (10-nm fiber) DNA winds around histones to form nucleosome “beads” Nucleosomes are strung together like beads on a string by linker DNA Chromatid (700 nm) 30-nm fiber Loops Scaffold 300-nm fiber Interactions between nucleosomes cause the thin fiber to coil or fold into this thicker fiber 30-nm fiber The 30-nm fiber forms looped domains that attach to proteins Looped domains (300-nm fiber) Replicated chromosome (1,400 nm) Metaphase chromosome • Most chromatin is loosely packed in the nucleus during interphase and condenses prior to mitosis • euchromatinloosely packed chromatin • heterochromatinhighly condensed chromatin • during interphase a few regions of chromatin (centromeres and telomeres) • Dense packing of the heterochromatin makes it difficult for the cell to express genetic information coded in these regions Painted Chromosomes • At interphase, some chromatin is organized into a 10-nm fiber, but much is compacted into a 30-nm fiber, through folding and looping • Interphase chromosomes are not highly condensed, but still occupy specific restricted regions in nucleus